Wake County Food Recovery Summit February 2017

Framing the Issue: Hunger & Food Waste Jorge Montezuma, EIT Organics Recycling Specialist NC Division of Environmental Assistance & Customer Service NC Department of Environmental Quality

Wake County Food Recovery Summit Raleigh, North Carolina February 6, 2017

Food Waste Any food that is grown and produced for human consumption but ultimately is not eaten; including food residuals, and food manufacturing byproducts.

Figure Source: Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2014 Fact Sheet https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/201611/documents/2014_smmfactsheet_508.pdf

EPA Sources from left to right: Greenhouse Gas Emissions by type: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases Methane Emissions by source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases Greenhouse Gas Emissions by economic sector: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions

How much is edible? How much are you paying to dispose of excess food?

Sources: http://www.foodbankcenc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hunger_counties

2012 Wake County Estimated 107,100 tons of MSW food waste 952,143 (2012 population) 225 lbs food waste/Wake County resident/year

How much is edible?

Source: NC DEQ North Carolina 2012 Food Waste Generation Study https://ncdenr.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/North%20Carolina%202012%20Food%20Waste%20Generation%20Study.pdf

Reduce First Wastewater Treatment Plant

Landfill Gas

Excess Food

Donate Edible Food

Freeze, Can, Drinks, Other Industrial Uses

Animal Feed

Compost Anaerobic Digestion

NORTH CAROLINA FOOD RECOVERY PLAN?

Food Waste (tons)

1,750,000

1,500,000

Residential/Commercial Food Waste Generation

1,250,000

Remaining tons to reach 50% Reduction

50% Reduction Goal by 2030!

Prevention (tons)

1,000,000

Rescue (tons) 750,000 Animal Feed (tons) 500,000

250,000

AD (tons)

8% recovery rate in 2015

Composting (tons) 2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

2026

2028

2030